Knitted necktie.



J. KELLNBR & S. WORMS.

KNITTED NBOKTIE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1912.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

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JOSE]? KELLNER, OF BROOKLYN, AND SIDNEY WORMS, OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEWYORK,

ASSIGNORS TO FRANKLIN KNITTING MILLS,

OF NEW YORK.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION KNITTED NEUKTIE.

1 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 29, 191.3.

li n ication filed September 20, 1912. Serial No. 721,357.

invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knitted Neckties, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to neckties and, more particularly, toknitted neckties, the object thereof being to provide" a necktie knittedwith a narrow neck portion merging into a flaring or gradually wideningend or ends.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a knitted necktieor scarf having-a narrow neck portion merging into a flaring end or endportions, each of which preferably of a single fold-or thickness, andwhich knitted necktie may be knitted of lengthwise ex tending ribs orwales so that when knitted of different colored threads it will have anaccordion'or iridescent effect.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification,Figure 1 is a plan 'view of this improved necktie; and Fig. 2 is a rearview of the larger flaring end thereof, the opposite end being formedthe same at its rear.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures of the drawings.

The knitted necktie 1 is given its iridescent etfect lengthwise thereofby knitting the same of different colored threads, as for instance ablack and red or black'and yellow, or any desired differentcolors ofthreads which it may be preferred to use, the colors forming as it werealternate colored rows or ribs 2 and 3 extending lengthwise of the tie.

In knitting this improved tie the tie is started with a certain width inthe machine,

it being started for instance at the end 4,

and by gradually throwing out of operation certain needles or stitcheson one side itis knitted with one edge, as 5, straight and the other, as6, tapered, see- Fig. 2, so as to hav a tapered or gradually widened endwhen the tie is properly made, as at 7, this taper continuing until the.neckband portion 8 is'reaclied, both edges 9 of which are knittedstraight. In other words, when the ,tie is started for instance at thewidest portion of the end 4: certain needles are gradually thrown out ofoperation on one side, vas for instance the side 6 thereof, therebyresulting in a gradually widened end, while the other side remainsstraight until the 'neckband is reached, when both sides are soknittedthat the edges will be substantially parallel, and then to form theother grad. ually widened end 10 certain needles on one side aregradually thrown into operation, whereby the taper is gradually obtaineduntil the wide portion 11 of the tie is knitted. The tie when knitted inthe manner described is then formed up so that one straight edge and aninclined edge, as 5 and 6, will be brought together, whereupon the sameare sewed along their edges, and where the straight edge and the flaringedge separate, as at 12, they are barred, as at 13, in the manner shownin Fig. Prior to the sewingyhowever, each end of the tie is cut andoveredged to give the triangular shape 14. This overedging may likewisebe vdone wit-h different colored threads .correspending with the body ofthe tie. When the tie is made up in the manner shown one edge, as 15,will be substantially'straight while the opposite edge, as 16, will beof tapered form, and this straight edge may be on the outside or on theinside. In the present instance the straight edge is shown on theinside, the edges 5 and 6, however, being brought together in suchmanner that the tie has a pair of gradually widened ends of considerablygreater width than the narrow neck port-ion. As shown, each end of thetie is of triangular formation and such ends are of a single fold orthickness of" material. Thus it will be observed that this instances thewearer, should he be so disposedfcould use it with the wrong side out,the ends preferably being open and suit-ab] y shaped, and shown in thepresent instance as of triangular shape.

e claim as our invention:

,1. A knit-ted necktie knitted with a narrow neck portion merging intoone or more flaring ends.

2. A knit-ted necktie knitted with a. narrow neck portionnierging intoone or more flaring end portions ench terminating in an open end.

3. A knitted necktie knitted with a narrow neck portionmerging into oneor more fiaringends, each of said ends terminating in a triangularportion'of a single fold or thickness.

4;. As an article of manufacture, a necktie knitted of a plurality ofdifferent colored threads having. lengthwise wales or ribs, with anarrow neck portion merging into one or more flaring ends, the face of5. A knitted necktie knitted with a nar-' row neck portion merging intoone or more flaring ends, said necktie having the juxtaposed edgesthereof united on the rear side of the tie and barred near their loiverends by stitches forming a crosswise extending bar.

6. As an nrticle of manufacture, a necktie knit-ted of :1V plurality ofdifferent colored threads, having lengthwise extending wales or ribswith a narrow neck portion merging into one or more flaring ends, thefront and rear faces of the tie fabric showing a. plur'ility of colors.

Signed at New York, this 19th day of September, 1912.

JOSE KELLNER. SIDNEY WORMS. Witnesses I'IENRY SCHWARTZ, HARRY BLAIR.

